Religion Bulletin; Feb. 18

Published: Saturday, February 18, 2012 at 4:30 a.m.

Last Modified: Friday, February 17, 2012 at 4:54 p.m.

Holiday events

Ash Wednesday Services will be conducted Wednesday at Grace Lutheran Church, at Sixth Avenue West and Blythe Street, Hendersonville. Services with Holy Communion will be at 12:15 p.m. and 7 p.m. Info: 828-693-4890.

Etowah Community Ash Wednesday service will be 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Etowah United Methodist Church, 110 Brickyard Road, Etowah. Complimentary meal of pizza, salad and brownies at 5:30 p.m. Participating churches include Etowah Presbyterian, United Covenant Mennonite, Cummings Memorial United Methodist, Life Spring Wesleyan and Etowah United Methodist. Pastor Rick Pocock of Life Spring Wesleyan will deliver the message. Info: 828-891-4360.

Miscellaneous

Benedictine Day, 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. today, Calvary Episcopal Church, Fletcher. The Rev. Elizabeth Canham will lead a day of worship, study, silence, discussion and music focused on the Rule of St. Benedict. Cost: 430, includes lunch. Info: 828-684-6266.

Chicken and biscuit dinner, 4 to 7 p.m. today, Dana United Methodist Church. Chicken, gravy, carrots and potatoes served over biscuits with green beans, cranberry sauce and a selection of desserts. Cost: $8. Children younger than 10 eat free.

Preschool registration for walkers through pre-k for the 2012-13 school year opens Monday at Grace Lutheran Preschool in the Grace Lutheran Education Building, at Sixth Avenue West and Blythe Street, Hendersonville. Forms available for download at www.gracelutherannc.com. Info: Beth Ann Lehr, preschool director, 828-693-4972 or email gracepre@bellsouth.net.

GriefShare grief recovery group meets 2 to 3:30 p.m. the second and fourth Tuesdays in the parlor of Hendersonville First United Methodist Church, at Sixth Avenue and Church Street. Please enter church through the back entrance. Info: Pat Hunter, 828-693-3410; Pat Greenwald, 828-693-1550; or the church at 828-693-4275.

Ministry for Separated and Divorced Catholics Support Group meets on 5 p.m. every other Sunday at Immaculate Conception Church, at Seventh Avenue and Church Street, in Meeting Room 1, lower level of the church. Info: Elisabeth, 828-693-7054 or Christopher at 828-388-3200.

The Third Sunday Concert Series at Hendersonville First United Methodist Church continues at 4 p.m. Sunday with "Students Young and Not-so-Young." Christopher Tavernier, featured artist, will perform "Five Authentic Hugarian Folksongs, Transcendental Etude No. 1 and No. 2" by Liszt and "Widmung Dedication" by Schumann-Liszt. Free. The church is at Church Street and Sixth Avenue West. Info: 828-693-4275, Ext. 136.

Special service

A time of memory and celebration for those who died during 2011 will be at 2 p.m. Feb. 26 in the Orientation Classroom on the ground floor of Pardee Memorial Hospital. Everyone is welcome to be a part of this Celebration of Life.

Study and retreats

"The Truth Behind Science and Religion" will be presented at 7 p.m. Tuesday by Jeffrey Small, author of the mystical thriller "The Breath of God," as "Heart and Mind: A Dialog between the Faith and Science Communities" continues at Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd, Broad Street, Brevard. Info: www.lutheranchurchbrevardnc.com.

Dave Ramsey's Financial Peace University will begin at 6 p.m. Monday at Grace Lutheran Church, at Sixth Avenue West and Blythe Street, and continue for 13 weeks ending May 14. Register and buy a kit at www.gracelutherannc.com. Cost: $99 per family. Info: Sue Filson, 828-693-4890 or graceedu@bellsouth.net.

Dave Ramsey's Financial Peace University will begin at 6 p.m. March 7 at Northview Church, 235 St. John's Road, #100, Fletcher. The 13-week study is a biblically based program that teaches participants to eliminate debt. Cost: $100 for materials. A no obligation-free preview is planned for 6 p.m. Wednesday. Child care will be provided. For information or reservations, contact Emily Erb at Emily@journeyart.com.

Please email copy for the Crossroads page to lifestyle@BlueRidgeNow.com. Deadline is 5 p.m. Tuesday, the week before the event. If you don't have access to email, please mail typed copy to Crossroads, Times-News, P.O. Box 490, Hendersonville, NC 28793 or fax to 692-2319. Emailed submissions are given priority. Include contact name and number and a church or event information number for publication. Call 694-7874 for more information.

<p>Holiday events</p><p>Ash Wednesday Services will be conducted Wednesday at Grace Lutheran Church, at Sixth Avenue West and Blythe Street, Hendersonville. Services with Holy Communion will be at 12:15 p.m. and 7 p.m. Info: 828-693-4890.</p><p>Etowah Community Ash Wednesday service will be 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Etowah United Methodist Church, 110 Brickyard Road, Etowah. Complimentary meal of pizza, salad and brownies at 5:30 p.m. Participating churches include Etowah Presbyterian, United Covenant Mennonite, Cummings Memorial United Methodist, Life Spring Wesleyan and Etowah United Methodist. Pastor Rick Pocock of Life Spring Wesleyan will deliver the message. Info: 828-891-4360.</p><p>Miscellaneous</p><p>Benedictine Day, 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. today, Calvary Episcopal Church, Fletcher. The Rev. Elizabeth Canham will lead a day of worship, study, silence, discussion and music focused on the Rule of St. Benedict. Cost: 430, includes lunch. Info: 828-684-6266.</p><p>Chicken and biscuit dinner, 4 to 7 p.m. today, Dana United Methodist Church. Chicken, gravy, carrots and potatoes served over biscuits with green beans, cranberry sauce and a selection of desserts. Cost: $8. Children younger than 10 eat free.</p><p>Preschool registration for walkers through pre-k for the 2012-13 school year opens Monday at Grace Lutheran Preschool in the Grace Lutheran Education Building, at Sixth Avenue West and Blythe Street, Hendersonville. Forms available for download at www.gracelutherannc.com. Info: Beth Ann Lehr, preschool director, 828-693-4972 or email gracepre@bellsouth.net.</p><p>GriefShare grief recovery group meets 2 to 3:30 p.m. the second and fourth Tuesdays in the parlor of Hendersonville First United Methodist Church, at Sixth Avenue and Church Street. Please enter church through the back entrance. Info: Pat Hunter, 828-693-3410; Pat Greenwald, 828-693-1550; or the church at 828-693-4275.</p><p>Ministry for Separated and Divorced Catholics Support Group meets on 5 p.m. every other Sunday at Immaculate Conception Church, at Seventh Avenue and Church Street, in Meeting Room 1, lower level of the church. Info: Elisabeth, 828-693-7054 or Christopher at 828-388-3200.</p><p>Bread ministry, free bread from 3-4 p.m. Mondays at Balfour United Methodist Church, U.S. 25 North, across from Hunter Chevrolet. Info: 692-5501.</p><p>Music</p><p>The Third Sunday Concert Series at Hendersonville First United Methodist Church continues at 4 p.m. Sunday with "Students Young and Not-so-Young." Christopher Tavernier, featured artist, will perform "Five Authentic Hugarian Folksongs, Transcendental Etude No. 1 and No. 2" by Liszt and "Widmung Dedication" by Schumann-Liszt. Free. The church is at Church Street and Sixth Avenue West. Info: 828-693-4275, Ext. 136.</p><p>Special service</p><p>A time of memory and celebration for those who died during 2011 will be at 2 p.m. Feb. 26 in the Orientation Classroom on the ground floor of Pardee Memorial Hospital. Everyone is welcome to be a part of this Celebration of Life.</p><p>Study and retreats</p><p>"The Truth Behind Science and Religion" will be presented at 7 p.m. Tuesday by Jeffrey Small, author of the mystical thriller "The Breath of God," as "Heart and Mind: A Dialog between the Faith and Science Communities" continues at Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd, Broad Street, Brevard. Info: www.lutheranchurchbrevardnc.com.</p><p>Dave Ramsey's Financial Peace University will begin at 6 p.m. Monday at Grace Lutheran Church, at Sixth Avenue West and Blythe Street, and continue for 13 weeks ending May 14. Register and buy a kit at www.gracelutherannc.com. Cost: $99 per family. Info: Sue Filson, 828-693-4890 or graceedu@bellsouth.net.</p><p>Dave Ramsey's Financial Peace University will begin at 6 p.m. March 7 at Northview Church, 235 St. John's Road, #100, Fletcher. The 13-week study is a biblically based program that teaches participants to eliminate debt. Cost: $100 for materials. A no obligation-free preview is planned for 6 p.m. Wednesday. Child care will be provided. For information or reservations, contact Emily Erb at Emily@journeyart.com.</p><p>Wonderful Wednesdays take place at 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays at Trinity Presbyterian Church, 900 Blythe St., Hendersonville. The February schedule includes: Feb. 22: Ash Wednesday service; Feb. 29: The Rev. Jim McKinley (Unitarian Universalist). Info: www.trinitypresnc.org or 828-692-6114.</p><p>Please email copy for the Crossroads page to lifestyle@BlueRidgeNow.com. Deadline is 5 p.m. Tuesday, the week before the event. If you don't have access to email, please mail typed copy to Crossroads, Times-News, P.O. Box 490, Hendersonville, NC 28793 or fax to 692-2319. Emailed submissions are given priority. Include contact name and number and a church or event information number for publication. Call 694-7874 for more information.</p>